“But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3
encouragement for today
Here’s an easy verse to remember. “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.” It’s active, too: You are placing your trust in God. Deliberately. In fact, you’re probably going to automatically attempt to put your trust somewhere. We seem to be wired for that. So why not deliberately place your trust in God? What would happen if you made trust your automatic response to fear? “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.” Try it!
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
I have been feeling some kind of fear and anxiety lately. But God in His amazing ways, just comforts and encourages me. I pray that everything will be great, especially for the kids when mommy and daddy are away.
December 21, 2009
My friend has been sick for one week now. It has affected her work because she couldn’t go to work. She said she went to see a doctor. The doctor gave her medicine but she said after taking medicine, she got worse. And what’s more, she got her face all swollen. I told her maybe she’s allergic to the medicine. She said she’s going back to the doctor to check and ask for allergy relief. Although she said she’s never been allergic to any medicine in all her life, except just recently.
I remember 2 or 3 years ago when a family member suggested I use cellfood. I tried including it in my diet. I started getting hives. I never had allergies before. Apparently, after I stopped using cellfood, my hives went off as well.
Sometimes we never what gives us allergies until we stumble into one. The worst thing that could happen though is when we don’t know the source of allergies.
December 21, 2009
“O LORD, oppose those who oppose me.
Fight those who fight against me.
Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
Blow them away like chaff in the wind—
a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.
Make their path dark and slippery,
with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.”
Psalm 35:1–2, 5–7
encouragement for today
This Psalm illustrates that we can bring all our troubles and feelings to God, even vengeful and fear-filled ones. Here the psalmist is desperate, and he expresses to God his fears and overwhelming desire to escape. We can do the same, bringing all our troubles and feelings to God in prayer. What do you need to express to God today? His ear is always attuned to you, in love.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
December 18, 2009
I have promised. I even list out some things to do to maintain a healthier lifestyle. That started after discovering that my BMI (body mass index) was way beyond what’s supposed to be normal. I panicked. Hence, the diet and a promise of doing exercises. Okay, I dieted. But I haven’t started exercising yet.
I am one of those who are not fortunate enough to have a fast metabolism. So no matter how much controlled portion I do, I can still gain from food I eat. Some people can eat a lot and never gain weight. They are so thing they’re desperate to gain weight and some muscles. So some would even try taking bodybuilding supplements to make them look bigger. Hmmm… Makes me think and wonder if Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner in real life) took some of those. Everybody noticed a dramatic change in his built.
I promised to live a healthier lifestyle. I want to do it. I need to do it. I am not getting any younger. I wanna be healthy and fit for my family. That would be my priority.
December 18, 2009
“The LORD detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words.”
Proverbs 15:26
encouragement for today
Do you like the idea that you can delight God? Well, here’s one way: using pure words. Words that build up and heal and tell of God’s goodness, holiness, and might. True words. Words spoken from a pure heart. Today, bring a smile to God’s heart with pure words!
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
December 12, 2009
I am pretty sure that at the end of this month, Google will once again update our blogs’ page ranks. Are you all ready for the update? I am not. I need to work on my blogs. I need to do something to increase my PR. But then again, nobody knows Google’s algorithm in slapping giving out PRs. But we could just try our best. We could submit our blogs to a free directory list, work on gaining more traffic, do postings on a regular basis, etc. What about you? What do you do to maintain your page ranks? Or do you even care about having it?
December 12, 2009
I had a chat with a friend the other day and he mentioned that the garments company where his wife worked has closed down. They will be transferring to Bangladesh, since labor costs there would be a lot cheaper. It was sad—i can imagine how many people lost their jobs!
But then again, business people had to look into what would be best for their companies, right? Ah, this is one of the times that I am grateful I am just a stay at home mom. I am spared of the hassles of being laid off! At the same time, I am praying that our economy would get better.
December 12, 2009
“Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
many advisers bring success.”
Proverbs 15:22
encouragement for today
No matter how wise we may be, our own perspective will be limited. Anais Nin said, “We see things not as they are, but as we are.” That’s why we need input from other people whenever we plan anything significant. Other wise counselors can help us see what we may not otherwise see. We need other people who have gone where we want to go to show us the way. For what do you need to seek advice? From whom?
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
December 10, 2009
We planned to go to Gurney Mall yesterday. Yeah, we’re still in Penang, by the way. But we gave it a miss since we went to the beach and it was hard to make the kids break away from playing in the sand. After the beach we went to Penang Hill. It was fantastic. Will need to do a separate post about it.
The kids asked us why we didn’t go to the mall after we came back home. So we told them there was no time. Anyways, we always have time to go to the mall with security cameras back home. Going to the mall is like a weekly affair for the family.
December 10, 2009
Do you have any form of insurance… i.e. social security disability, health insurance, life insurance, or even home insurance? I found out from my hubby that you could actually insure the things in your house so whatever happens, you can claim it. I remember three years ago when we had the LCD projector in the office and it was stolen, we were able to make claims for it. Now I am just reminded because my in-law’s neighbor’s house got broken into and the only thing stolen was the laptop. If it was insured, probably they could make a claim.
I wonder is we buy insurance for our laptop and we can claim once it’s spoiled then it would probably make life easier. But I guess that would be a tall order.
December 10, 2009
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